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Dr Tim Anderson

BA(Econ) Murdoch PhD Macquarie
Senior Lecturer

H04 - Merewether Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 4783

Biographical details

Tim Anderson has degrees in economics and international politics, and a doctorate on the political economy of economic liberalisation in Australia. His current research interests relate to (i) Development strategy and rights in development, (ii) Melanesian land and livelihoods, and (iii) Economic Integration in Latin America.

 

He has been published in a range of academic journals, most recently in: Health and Human Rights, the Pan-American Journal of Public Health, The International Journal of Cuban Studies, the Australian Journal of Human Rights, Latin American Perspectives, the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, Critical Public Health, the Journal of Australian Political Economy and Pacific Economic Bulletin.

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Research interests

  • Rights in development
  • Melanesian land
  • Economic integration in Latin America
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Teaching and supervision

Current supervising postgraduates

Emma To, MPhil - Self-governance in Venezuela
Raul Holz, PhD - Food security in Latin America

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PhD and master's project opportunities

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Selected publications & creative works

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Books

  • Anderson, T. (2016). The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance. Quebec: Global Research Publishers.
  • Anderson, T. (2015). Land and Livelihoods in Papua New Guinea. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Scholarly Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2008). Defend Yourself: Facing a Charge in Court. Annandale, NSW: Federation Press.

Edited Books

  • Anderson, T., Lee, G. (2010). In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land. Australia: Aid/Watch.

Book Chapters

  • Anderson, T. (2015). Lessons from the Iranian Revolution. The Islamic Revolution of Iran: from the viewpoint of Australian Scholars, (pp. 16-38). Canberra, Australia: Cultural Section of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Chavez and American Integration. In Luis Angosto-Ferrandez (Eds.), Democracy, Revolution, and Geopolitics in Latin America: Venezuela and the International Politics of Discontent, (pp. 13-46). New York: Routledge.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Land and Livelihood Economics in Papua New Guinea – Shifting the Paradigm. In Jonathon Ritchie, Michelle Verso (Eds.), Securing a Prosperous Future: Papua New Guinea, (pp. 143-181). Adelaide: Crawford House Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Postcards from the Secret Police. In Meredith Burgmann (Eds.), Dirty Secrets: our ASIO files, (pp. 391-405). Sydney: NewSouth Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2013). Development Strategy. In M. Leach and D. Kingsbury (Eds.), The Politics of Timor-Leste: Democratic Consolidation after Intervention, (pp. 215-238). Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program (SEAP).
  • Anderson, T. (2012). Economic crisis and reintegration: the emerging regional variants. In Parvesh K. Chopra (Eds.), Development Macroeconomics, Global Issues and Human Development: Essays in Honour of Professor B.N. Ghosh, (pp. 23-42). Leeds: Wisdom House.
  • Anderson, T. (2011). Agricultural liberalisation and its 'high risks' for food security. In BN Ghosh (Eds.), Global Food crisis: contemporary Issues and Policy Options, (pp. 92-112). Leeds: Wisdom House.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Cuban Health Cooperation in Timor Leste and the South West Pacific. South-South Development Cooperation: A challenge to the aid system?, (pp. 77-86). Philippines: The Reality of Aid.
  • Anderson, T., Lee, G. (2010). Introduction: Understanding Melanesian customary land. In Tim Anderson, Gary Lee (Eds.), In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land, (pp. 2-4). Australia: Aid/Watch.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Land registration, land markets and livelihoods in Papua New Guinea. In Tim Anderson, Gary Lee (Eds.), In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land, (pp. 11-20). Australia: Aid/Watch.
  • Anderson, T. (2009). Meta-crisis, hegemonia y contra hegemonia. Centro Internacional Miranda, (pp. 35-53). Venezuela: Respuestas del Sur.
  • Anderson, T. (2007). Fond Illusions: Some reflections on Australian dependence, Pacific interventions and Indigenous land. In Richard Nile (Eds.), Our Patch: Enacting Australian Sovereignty Post-2001, (pp. 105-117). Perth: API Network.
  • Anderson, T. (2007). Food Security and Agriculture in the Australia-East Timor Relationship. In Damien Kingsbury, Michael Leach (Eds.), East Timor: Beyond Independence. Australia: Monash University Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Globilization and agricultural trade: the market access and food security dilemmas of developing countries. In B.N Ghosh and Halil Guven (Eds.), Globalization and the Third World: a study of its negative consequences, (pp. 251-264). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Social values embedded in health systems: infectious disease in Mexico and Cuba. In M.J Selgelid, M.P Battin, C.B Smith (Eds.), Ethics and Infectious Disease, (pp. 307-324). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Journals

  • Anderson, T. (2015). From Havana to Quito: Understanding Economic Reform in Cuba and Ecuador. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 76(1), 103-128.
  • Anderson, T. (2015). ¿Por qué importa la desigualdad? Del economicismo a la integridad social. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Politicas y Sociales, 60(223), 191-207.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Human development, the state and participation. Development Studies Research, 1(1), 64-74. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2014). The 'Cuban Model' and its Microeconomy. Latin American Perspectives, 41(4), 91-112. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Unlikely Partners: Challenges for an Australia - Cuba Collaboration in Pacific Health. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 73, 200-223.
  • Doran, C., Anderson, T. (2011). Iraq and the case for Australian war crimes trials. Crime, Law and Social Change: an interdisciplinary journal, 56(3), 283-299. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2011). Melanesian Land: The Impact of Markets and Modernisation. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 68, 86-107.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Hegemony, Big Money and Academic Independence. Australian Universities' Review, 52(2), 11-17.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Social medicine in Timor Leste. Social Medicine, 5(4), 182-191.
  • Anderson, T. (2009). HIV/AIDS in Cuba: a rights-based analysis. Health and Human Rights: An International Journal, 11(1), 93-104. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2009). HIV/AIDS in Cuba: lessons and challenges. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 26(1), 78-86.
  • Anderson, T. (2009). Public vs private: developing accessible health systems. Just Change, (14), 7-7.
  • Anderson, T. (2008). RAMSI: Intervention, Aid Trauma and Self-Governance. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 62, 62-93. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2008). Solidarity aid: the Cuba-Timor Leste health programme. The International Journal of Cuban Studies, (2), 1-13.
  • Anderson, T. (2008). Women roadside sellers in Madang. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 23(1), 59-73.
  • Anderson, T. (2007). Health, Income and Public Institutions: Explaining Cuba and Costa Rica. New School Economic Review, 2(1), 22-37.
  • Anderson, T., Valiente-Riedl, E. (2006). Fair Trade : the scope of the debate. Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 8(1 June), 6-20.
  • Foley, G., Anderson, T. (2006). Land rights and Aboriginal voices. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 12(1), 83-108.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). On the economic value of customary land in Papua New Guinea. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 21(1), 138-152. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Policy Coherence and Conflict of Interest: the OECD guidelines on health and poverty. Critical Public Health, 16(3 September), 245-257. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). The Howard Government, Australian aid and the consequences. Australian Review of Public Affairs, Symposium: A Decade of Howard Governement(23 February), web edition.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). The structuring of Health systems and the control of infectious disease: looking at Mexico and Cuba. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 19(6 June), 423-431. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Timor Leste; the second Australian intervention. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 58(December), 62-93.
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Challenging 'integrated conservation and development' in Papua New Guinea: the Bismarck Ramu Group. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 20(1), 56-70. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Contesting 'Transition': the US plan for a "Free Cuba". Latin American Perspectives, 32(6), 28-46. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Independent development in Timor Leste. Development Bulletin, 68, 71-74.
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Marine protected areas: the NSW experience. Waves, 11(2), 28-28.
  • Anderson, T. (2004). Some Thoughts On Method In Political Economy. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 54, 135-145.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Aid, trade and oil: Australia's second betrayal of East Timor. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 52, 113-125.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Independent structural adjustment: Cuban and neoliberal models compared. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 9(1), 49-72.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Self-determination after Independence: East Timor and the World bank. Portugese Studies Review, 11, 169-185.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Terrorist laws in NSW: disproportional and discriminatory. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 14(3), 310-315.
  • Anderson, T. (2002). Island socialism: Cuban crisis and structural adjustment. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 49, 56-86.
  • Anderson, T. (2002). The Political Economy of Human Rights. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 50, 200-227.
  • Anderson, T. (2001). Criminal Oversight: a human rights review of recent criminal justice law in New South Wales. Public Space, 3, 6-71.
  • Anderson, T. (2001). Policing and Civil Rights Since the NSW Police Royal Commission. University of Western Sydney Law Review, 5, 75-82.

Conferences

  • Anderson, T. (2012). Aid: is it worth it? Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste, Hawthorn: Swinburne Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). El socialismo latinoamericano: los puntos de partida del socialismo del norte. Memorias del XIII Simposio Internacional Sobre Pensamiento Filosofico Latinoamericano, Santa Clara, Cuba: Universidad Central 'Marta Abreu' de Las Villas.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). Medisina Sosial iha Timor-Leste. Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste, Hawthorn: Swinburne Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). 'Land reform' in Timor Leste? Why the Constitution is worth defending. Understanding Timor-Leste Conference, Melbourne: Swinburne Press.
  • Anderson, T., Valiente-Riedl, E. (2004). Fair Trade: The Scope Of The Debate. Third ISBEE World Congress, Online: International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE).
  • Anderson, T. (2004). Marx, Method And Western Political Economy. II Conferencia Internacional "La obra de Carlos Marx y los desafíos del siglo XXI" (Second International Conference "The Work of Karl Marx and the Challenges of XXI Century"), Online: RLA Press.

Report

  • Anderson, T., Boon-Kuo, L. (2000). Our Rights!: Activists' Rights Guide.

Research Reports

  • Anderson, T. (2012). Latin America, the Caribbean and the South West Pacific: opportunities for south-south cooperation, New York, United States of America: United Nations Development Program.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). The Petroleum Fund and Development Strategy in Timor Leste, Dili (Timor Leste), Indonesia: Timor Lestes Petroleum Fund Consultative Council.

2016

  • Anderson, T. (2016). The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance. Quebec: Global Research Publishers.

2015

  • Anderson, T. (2015). From Havana to Quito: Understanding Economic Reform in Cuba and Ecuador. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 76(1), 103-128.
  • Anderson, T. (2015). Land and Livelihoods in Papua New Guinea. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Scholarly Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2015). Lessons from the Iranian Revolution. The Islamic Revolution of Iran: from the viewpoint of Australian Scholars, (pp. 16-38). Canberra, Australia: Cultural Section of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • Anderson, T. (2015). ¿Por qué importa la desigualdad? Del economicismo a la integridad social. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Politicas y Sociales, 60(223), 191-207.

2014

  • Anderson, T. (2014). Chavez and American Integration. In Luis Angosto-Ferrandez (Eds.), Democracy, Revolution, and Geopolitics in Latin America: Venezuela and the International Politics of Discontent, (pp. 13-46). New York: Routledge.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Human development, the state and participation. Development Studies Research, 1(1), 64-74. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Land and Livelihood Economics in Papua New Guinea – Shifting the Paradigm. In Jonathon Ritchie, Michelle Verso (Eds.), Securing a Prosperous Future: Papua New Guinea, (pp. 143-181). Adelaide: Crawford House Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Postcards from the Secret Police. In Meredith Burgmann (Eds.), Dirty Secrets: our ASIO files, (pp. 391-405). Sydney: NewSouth Publishing.
  • Anderson, T. (2014). The 'Cuban Model' and its Microeconomy. Latin American Perspectives, 41(4), 91-112. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2014). Unlikely Partners: Challenges for an Australia - Cuba Collaboration in Pacific Health. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 73, 200-223.

2013

  • Anderson, T. (2013). Development Strategy. In M. Leach and D. Kingsbury (Eds.), The Politics of Timor-Leste: Democratic Consolidation after Intervention, (pp. 215-238). Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program (SEAP).

2012

  • Anderson, T. (2012). Aid: is it worth it? Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste, Hawthorn: Swinburne Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). Economic crisis and reintegration: the emerging regional variants. In Parvesh K. Chopra (Eds.), Development Macroeconomics, Global Issues and Human Development: Essays in Honour of Professor B.N. Ghosh, (pp. 23-42). Leeds: Wisdom House.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). El socialismo latinoamericano: los puntos de partida del socialismo del norte. Memorias del XIII Simposio Internacional Sobre Pensamiento Filosofico Latinoamericano, Santa Clara, Cuba: Universidad Central 'Marta Abreu' de Las Villas.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). Latin America, the Caribbean and the South West Pacific: opportunities for south-south cooperation, New York, United States of America: United Nations Development Program.
  • Anderson, T. (2012). Medisina Sosial iha Timor-Leste. Communicating New Research on Timor-Leste, Hawthorn: Swinburne Press.

2011

  • Anderson, T. (2011). Agricultural liberalisation and its 'high risks' for food security. In BN Ghosh (Eds.), Global Food crisis: contemporary Issues and Policy Options, (pp. 92-112). Leeds: Wisdom House.
  • Doran, C., Anderson, T. (2011). Iraq and the case for Australian war crimes trials. Crime, Law and Social Change: an interdisciplinary journal, 56(3), 283-299. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2011). Melanesian Land: The Impact of Markets and Modernisation. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 68, 86-107.

2010

  • Anderson, T. (2010). 'Land reform' in Timor Leste? Why the Constitution is worth defending. Understanding Timor-Leste Conference, Melbourne: Swinburne Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Cuban Health Cooperation in Timor Leste and the South West Pacific. South-South Development Cooperation: A challenge to the aid system?, (pp. 77-86). Philippines: The Reality of Aid.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Hegemony, Big Money and Academic Independence. Australian Universities' Review, 52(2), 11-17.
  • Anderson, T., Lee, G. (2010). In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land. Australia: Aid/Watch.
  • Anderson, T., Lee, G. (2010). Introduction: Understanding Melanesian customary land. In Tim Anderson, Gary Lee (Eds.), In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land, (pp. 2-4). Australia: Aid/Watch.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Land registration, land markets and livelihoods in Papua New Guinea. In Tim Anderson, Gary Lee (Eds.), In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land, (pp. 11-20). Australia: Aid/Watch.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). Social medicine in Timor Leste. Social Medicine, 5(4), 182-191.
  • Anderson, T. (2010). The Petroleum Fund and Development Strategy in Timor Leste, Dili (Timor Leste), Indonesia: Timor Lestes Petroleum Fund Consultative Council.

2009

  • Anderson, T. (2009). HIV/AIDS in Cuba: a rights-based analysis. Health and Human Rights: An International Journal, 11(1), 93-104. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2009). HIV/AIDS in Cuba: lessons and challenges. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 26(1), 78-86.
  • Anderson, T. (2009). Meta-crisis, hegemonia y contra hegemonia. Centro Internacional Miranda, (pp. 35-53). Venezuela: Respuestas del Sur.
  • Anderson, T. (2009). Public vs private: developing accessible health systems. Just Change, (14), 7-7.

2008

  • Anderson, T. (2008). Defend Yourself: Facing a Charge in Court. Annandale, NSW: Federation Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2008). RAMSI: Intervention, Aid Trauma and Self-Governance. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 62, 62-93. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2008). Solidarity aid: the Cuba-Timor Leste health programme. The International Journal of Cuban Studies, (2), 1-13.
  • Anderson, T. (2008). Women roadside sellers in Madang. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 23(1), 59-73.

2007

  • Anderson, T. (2007). Fond Illusions: Some reflections on Australian dependence, Pacific interventions and Indigenous land. In Richard Nile (Eds.), Our Patch: Enacting Australian Sovereignty Post-2001, (pp. 105-117). Perth: API Network.
  • Anderson, T. (2007). Food Security and Agriculture in the Australia-East Timor Relationship. In Damien Kingsbury, Michael Leach (Eds.), East Timor: Beyond Independence. Australia: Monash University Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2007). Health, Income and Public Institutions: Explaining Cuba and Costa Rica. New School Economic Review, 2(1), 22-37.

2006

  • Anderson, T., Valiente-Riedl, E. (2006). Fair Trade : the scope of the debate. Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 8(1 June), 6-20.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Globilization and agricultural trade: the market access and food security dilemmas of developing countries. In B.N Ghosh and Halil Guven (Eds.), Globalization and the Third World: a study of its negative consequences, (pp. 251-264). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Foley, G., Anderson, T. (2006). Land rights and Aboriginal voices. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 12(1), 83-108.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). On the economic value of customary land in Papua New Guinea. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 21(1), 138-152. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Policy Coherence and Conflict of Interest: the OECD guidelines on health and poverty. Critical Public Health, 16(3 September), 245-257. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Social values embedded in health systems: infectious disease in Mexico and Cuba. In M.J Selgelid, M.P Battin, C.B Smith (Eds.), Ethics and Infectious Disease, (pp. 307-324). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). The Howard Government, Australian aid and the consequences. Australian Review of Public Affairs, Symposium: A Decade of Howard Governement(23 February), web edition.
  • Anderson, T. (2006). The structuring of Health systems and the control of infectious disease: looking at Mexico and Cuba. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, 19(6 June), 423-431. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2006). Timor Leste; the second Australian intervention. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 58(December), 62-93.

2005

  • Anderson, T. (2005). Challenging 'integrated conservation and development' in Papua New Guinea: the Bismarck Ramu Group. Pacific Economic Bulletin, 20(1), 56-70. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Contesting 'Transition': the US plan for a "Free Cuba". Latin American Perspectives, 32(6), 28-46. [More Information]
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Independent development in Timor Leste. Development Bulletin, 68, 71-74.
  • Anderson, T. (2005). Marine protected areas: the NSW experience. Waves, 11(2), 28-28.

2004

  • Anderson, T., Valiente-Riedl, E. (2004). Fair Trade: The Scope Of The Debate. Third ISBEE World Congress, Online: International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE).
  • Anderson, T. (2004). Marx, Method And Western Political Economy. II Conferencia Internacional "La obra de Carlos Marx y los desafíos del siglo XXI" (Second International Conference "The Work of Karl Marx and the Challenges of XXI Century"), Online: RLA Press.
  • Anderson, T. (2004). Some Thoughts On Method In Political Economy. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 54, 135-145.

2003

  • Anderson, T. (2003). Aid, trade and oil: Australia's second betrayal of East Timor. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 52, 113-125.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Independent structural adjustment: Cuban and neoliberal models compared. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 9(1), 49-72.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Self-determination after Independence: East Timor and the World bank. Portugese Studies Review, 11, 169-185.
  • Anderson, T. (2003). Terrorist laws in NSW: disproportional and discriminatory. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 14(3), 310-315.

2002

  • Anderson, T. (2002). Island socialism: Cuban crisis and structural adjustment. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 49, 56-86.
  • Anderson, T. (2002). The Political Economy of Human Rights. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 50, 200-227.

2001

  • Anderson, T. (2001). Criminal Oversight: a human rights review of recent criminal justice law in New South Wales. Public Space, 3, 6-71.
  • Anderson, T. (2001). Policing and Civil Rights Since the NSW Police Royal Commission. University of Western Sydney Law Review, 5, 75-82.

2000

  • Anderson, T., Boon-Kuo, L. (2000). Our Rights!: Activists' Rights Guide.
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